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Awesome video, Grizz. I appreciate all the insight and thought that you have put into this topic.

However I have my own problem with the SRS vs UCR vs WS vs Webbing question. It is not the length of the hammock in my mind that must fit, it is the length of the tarp. But perhaps I'm the only one who feels compelled to stay dry as possible at night.

*Heaven best have trees, because I plan to lounge for eternity.

Good judgement is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgement. - Mark Twain

I'm still trying to figure out why there are so many cops in the woods. Shouldn't they be Rangers?

Busted! They are all Red Rangers. Doesn't roll off the tongue quite so easily as cops though

Originally Posted by SmokeBait

Outstanding effort Grizz! Love your analytical approach. And your ability to express it to those of us not quite on your level. Thanks!

Thanks SmokeBait. Your whoopies are safe!

Originally Posted by Catavarie

Awesome video, Grizz. I appreciate all the insight and thought that you have put into this topic.

However I have my own problem with the SRS vs UCR vs WS vs Webbing question. It is not the length of the hammock in my mind that must fit, it is the length of the tarp. But perhaps I'm the only one who feels compelled to stay dry as possible at night.

Yes, in the logic biz we call that a 'necessary condition'. I choose 10' as a minimum distance because I can work a JRB 11x10 tarp in between trees close to 10' apart. 11' or 12' minimum is probably more normal.

Flaw

Not to burst anyone's bubble about this statistical summary of SRS, but I would like to point out there is a major flaw in your assumptions: The minimal distance the SRS offers is actually, in real-world testing, 25% greater than the Professor uses in his assumptions. A whoopie sling is only adjustable down to 18 inches. An SRS is adjustable down to 6" thus leaving a difference when both sides are considered of two feet, not one and a half, so the whole computer model is therefore wrong.

Not to burst your bubble, but you can gain a couple of inches by double wrapping the whoopie to the hammock as the good Professor explains at ~2.00 minutes in the video. Even without this technique, the amsteel whoopie slings I use have a minimum distance of ~12".

You may be using whoopie slings with longer buries than needed or a gap between the eye bury and the constrictor bury.

Whoopie Slings were purchased at AHE, measured 18" from loop to adjustable loop adjusted to same size as fixed loop. I did overlook the fact that he said you could loop the gathered end a few times, but I use a channel end.